What does cancelar mean?
cancelar means to cancel, call off in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to cancel (a person deemed unacceptable); to forget about; to scrap.
Spanish verb guide
Cancelar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn cancelar, meaning to cancel, call off, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: cancelandoparticiple: cancelado
Principal forms of cancelar
- Infinitive
- cancelar
- Gerund
- cancelando
- Past participle
- cancelado
Cancelar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cancelo | cancelé | cancelaba | cancelaré |
| tú | cancelas | cancelaste | cancelabas | cancelarás |
| él / ella / usted | cancela | canceló | cancelaba | cancelará |
| nosotros/as | cancelamos | cancelamos | cancelábamos | cancelaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | cancelan | cancelaron | cancelaban | cancelarán |
Pattern notes
- Cancelar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with cancelar
¿Cuándo se canceló la asamblea?When did the meeting adjourn?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Por qué no cancelamos la fiesta?Why don't we cancel the party?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom canceló su reserva en el hotel.Tom canceled his hotel reservation.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate cancelar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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